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Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday, Dec 6

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Tuesday (times GMT): SOCCER Champions League (1945) Group A FC Basel (Switzerland) v Arsenal (England) Paris St Germain (France) v Ludogorets (Bulgaria) Group B Benfica (Portugal) v Napoli (Italy) Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) v Besiktas (Turkey) Group C Barcelona (Spain) v Borussia Moenchengladbach (Germany) Manchester City (England) v Celtic (Scotland) Group D Bayern Munich (Germany) v Atletico Madrid (Spain) PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) v Rostov (Russia) Benfica and Napoli face showdown after slip-ups Benfica and Napoli face a Champions League Group B showdown for a place in the last 16, with Besiktas lurking menacingly in the background, while all the other teams playing on Tuesday, in Groups A, C and D, know their fate. (CHAMPIONS-HOME TEAM-AWAY TEAM/, expect from 2145 GMT/4:45 PM ET, 400 words) CRICKET Australia v New Zealand, second ODI, Canberra New Zealand, looking to stay alive in the three-match series after losing the opener on Sunday, will be hoping to win the toss ahead of the second trans-Tasman Sea clash on a Manuka Oval track which has traditionally favoured the side batting first. (CRICKET-AUSTRALIA/, expect by 1200 GMT/7 AM ET, 300 words) India v England, fourth test Kohli and Cook address media in Mumbai MUMBAI - India captain Virat Kohli and his England counterpart Alastair Cook face the media on the eve of the fourth, and penultimate, test of the series at the Wankhede Stadium. The hosts lead the series 2-0. (CRICKET-INDIA/ (PIX), expect by 1000 GMT/5 AM ET, by Sudipto Ganguly, 400 words) NFL Luck returns as Colts rout Jets Quarterback Andrew Luck and tight end Dwayne Allen connected on three first-half touchdown passes on Monday night as the Indianapolis Colts routed the New York Jets 41-10. (FOOTBALL-NFL-NYJ-IND/ moved, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) NBA Knicks put win streak on the line versus Miami The New York Knicks try to push their winning streak to four game when they visit the Miami Heat while the San Antonio Spurs will try to keep pressure of the Western Conference-leading Golden State Warriors when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves in two of the six games on the National Basketball Association schedule. (BASKETBALL-NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) NHL Oilers battle Sabres The top two selections from last year's draft clash when Connor McDavid's Edmonton Oilers visit Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres while the Philadelphia Flyers try to push the league's longest active win streak to six games when they host the Florida Panthers in two of the nine games on the National Hockey League schedule. (ICEHOCKEY-NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/, expect by 0630 GMT/1:30 AM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 800 words) NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0100 GMT/8 PM ET, 500 words) (Asia desk editor: Peter Rutherford)